SearchOpenSource: 2006: Time to Plan Your Company's Escape from Microsoft

"This is the year to plan your company's great escape. The
window of opportunity to fly from Microsoft's proprietary cage is
open wider than ever before.

"Two facts lead me to this conclusion:

"Microsoft Corp. (MS) is releasing a slew of product updates,
including a new client operating system and Office 12, this year.
Generally, those products will be more complex and expensive than
their predecessors..."